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Burning Down the House: Politics, Governance, and Affirmative Action at the University of California
Contributor(s): Pusser, Brian (Author)

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 ISBN: 0791460576     ISBN-13: 9780791460573
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE: $94.05  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2004
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Annotation: "Burning Down the House presents a riveting analysis of one of the most nationally proinent and bitterly contested policy battles in the history of American higher education: the struggle to eliminate affirmative action at the University of California. A timely and essential addition to the literature on affirmative action, it examines the political, economic, legal, and organizational factors that shaped the debate in California and offers unique insight into the contemporary politics of admissions policy, university governance, and the role of higher education in broader state and national political contests to come.

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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Higher
- Education | History
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Dewey: 378.118
LCCN: 2003052619
Series: Suny Series, Frontiers in Education
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.02" W x 9.28" L (1.13 lbs) 291 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2004 pg. 700
 
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Burning Down the House presents a riveting analysis of one of the most nationally prominent and bitterly contested policy battles in the history of American higher education: the struggle to eliminate affirmative action at the University of California. A timely and essential addition to the literature on affirmative action, it examines the political, economic, legal, and organizational factors that shaped the debate in California and offers unique insight into the contemporary politics of admissions policy, university governance, and the role of higher education in broader state and national political contests to come.
 
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